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'''''Vertigo''''' is a 2024 studio album by American [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Wand (band)|Wand]],
==Background==
On May 7, 2024, Wand announced the release of their new studio album, along with the first single "Smile".<ref name="sg1"/>
==Reception==
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Editors at ''[[Stereogum]]'' chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Chris DeVille, writing that this release "leans into the ensemble element by building its songs out of the best parts of jam sessions", resulting in "a set of patient yet explosive guitar-powered epics that reaffirm Wand’s stature as one of underground rock’s hidden treasures".<ref name="sg" />▼
| MC = 84/100<ref name="MC"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev2 = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
| rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="utr"/>
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''Vertigo'' was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 84 based on five reviews.<ref name="MC"/>
▲Bill Pearis of ''[[BrooklynVegan]]'' called the music on ''Vertigo'' unlike the band's previous releases, being their "most expansive, subtle and varied record yet and a bit of a swerve from 2019's flashy knockout ''Laughing Matter''".<ref name="bvlive" /> A review of lead single "Smile" called this album their most ambitious yet and "a noir-tinged record looming with tension, theatrical elevation, and lush orchestration".<ref name="glidesmile" /> Editors at ''[[Stereogum]]'' chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Chris DeVille, writing that this release "leans into the ensemble element by building its songs out of the best parts of jam sessions", resulting in "a set of patient yet explosive guitar-powered epics that reaffirm
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
'''Wand'''
*Evan Backer – bass guitar, [[arrangement]],<ref name="sg" /> [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Evan Burrows – drums, mixing
*Robert Cody – guitar, recording, mixing
*Cory Hanson – guitar, vocals, mixing
'''Additional personnel'''
*[[Heba Kadry]] – [[audio mastering]]
*John Divola – cover photo
==Charts==
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|+ Chart performance for ''Vertigo''
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
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{{album chart|UKDigital|91|date=20240802|rowheader=true|access-date=August 3, 2024}}
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{{album chart|UKIndependent|50|date=20240802|rowheader=true|access-date=August 3, 2024}}
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==See also==
*[[2024 in American music]]
*[[2024 in rock music]]
==References==
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<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vertigo-mw0004289187|title=Vertigo - Wand|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Thomas|first=Fred|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="sg">{{Cite web |department=Album Of The Week |language=en-US |website=[[Stereogum]] |accessdate=2024-07-23 |date=2024-07-23 |first=Chris |last=DeVille |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2272112/wand-vertigo/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |title=Wand 'Vertigo' Album Review}}</ref>▼
<ref name="bvlive">{{Cite web |language=en-US |website=[[BrooklynVegan]] |access-date=2024-07-23 |date=2024-07-19 |first=Bill |last=Pearis |title=Wand previewed new album 'Vertigo' at Bowery Ballroom |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wand-previewed-new-album-vertigo-at-bowery-ballroom-review-video/}}</ref>
<ref name="glidesmile">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Glide Magazine]] |language=en-US |department=News |access-date=2024-07-23 |date=2024-05-07 |url=https://glidemagazine.com/301083/wand-return-with-ambitious-new-album-vertigo-out-7-26-shares-crushing-new-single-smile/ |title=Wand Returns with Ambitious New Album 'Vertigo' Out 7/26 – Shares Crushing New Single "Smile"}}</ref>
<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/vertigo/wand|title=Vertigo by Wand Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
▲<ref name="sg">{{Cite web |department=Album Of The Week |language=en-US |website=[[Stereogum]] |
<ref name="sg1">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262519/wand-smile/music/|title=Wand Announce New Album|website=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=May 7, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="utr">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |language=en-US |access-date=July 28, 2024 |date=July 25, 2024|last=Gardner|first=Daniel|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/vertigo_wand|title=Wand: Vertigo (Drag City) - Review}}</ref>
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